Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15148, John Godard, Conn.

• SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Godard, John
S 15148
CONTENTS
Carded

Connecticut 9878
John Godard of Hartford in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the Conn. commanded by Captain Ladd of the Ry commanded by Col. Willis in the Conn. line for
23 1/2 mo
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 7 8 Dollars 3 1/4 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Decr 1833 and sent L. R. Sturtevant, Hartford, Ct
Arrears to the 4th of March: 33 $158.68 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep. 1. 33 39.17 $197.85
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Dutton Clerk.
Book 6 Vol. 5 Page
Died March 22, 1852
AB
By the A.G. 6th
Sett J. M. G. Calhoun 1/10/33

State of Connecticut
Hartford County
on this 7th day of February 1833 personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Probate now sitting John Sedgwick a resident of the Town of Winsted in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut aged SeventyThree and who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declara- tion in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That on the first of October 1776 he was Drafted and Entered the Service in the Company Commanded by Captain Samuel Hays at Simsbury and marched to Brantust near Albany in the State of New York where the Company was detached to guard the Military Store. The Company remained at Brantust until such time that the Company was ordered to escort some Cannon that they marched with the Cannon to Simsbury in Connecticut where he with the Company arrived and was then discharged on the 15 th day of December 1776 The Company was a Captain's Company and the Draft was for six weeks time. That in the month of April 1777 he was Drafted and Entered the Service in the Company Commanded by Captain Abel Pethick Lieut. Timothy Ely of the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Wells. Marched to White Plains and joined the Regiment and was then stationed and was discharged at White Plains in Jan y 1778 having been not up than one month in this term. That in March 1778 he Entered at Farmington in Connecticut in the Company Commanded by Captain William Dudd That he marched to West Point and joined the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Samuel Myles that he remained at West Point until July and then marched to White Plains and then was stationed until December and then went into winter quarters in Reading near Danbury in Connecticut and was discharged in January 1779 at Reading after having been in this term not up than one month.

and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Soldier of the Revolution and died as he states, and the Court further Certifies, That it appears to them that Asa Cornwall who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Granby County of Hartford & State of Connecticut etc. That Calvin Dibble who has also signed the same is a Resident in the same town County & State and is a Credible person and that their statement is entitled to Credit.
Jacob Griffin Judge of said Court
John G. Ladd Declaration

That in the Month of July 1779 then he was Drafted and entered the Service as a soldier at Simsbury in Connecticut in the Company Commanded by Capt Jonathan Case and the Regiment under the Command of Col. Asahel Phelps Marched to Hornbeck and was stationed then as a Guard and was discharged at Hornbeck in September 1779 having served not up to that time
That on the first of April 1780 he enlisted and entered the Service of the United States for the term of nine months in the Company Commanded by Capt. Benjamin Alills of New Britain Connecticut Joined the Company at Simsbury, Con. and marched to Hornbeck Connecticut and joined the Regiment under the Command of Colonel — Beebe and was stationed at Hornbeck their duty was to keep Guard etc; during this term of Service he was called on to march for West Point and marched for that purpose but upon the troops reaching West Point heard of Arnold's treason and were ordered back to Hornbeck and remained there until January 1781 and was discharged at Hornbeck — having served not up to that time
That he has no documentary evidence of his services
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity whatever except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State
John Goddard
Sworn & subscribed this day and Year aforesaid before me
Isaac Griffin Judge of Probate

circled to the Interrogatories put by the Court as prescribed by the War Department the said John Gallard on oath testifies as follows -
  1 st he was born at Granby then a part of Simsbury on the 24 th day of September 1759.  2 nd he knows of no record of his age  3 rd That he lived at San Granby when called into Service and when he has since lived and when he now lives  4 th The first 4 th term Second term was Drafted 3 rd & 5 th term he Enlisted  5 th he recollects of seeing General Washington & Gen. Lafayette, at White Plains accompanied with Colonel Webb Colonel of an adjoining Regiment.  6 th never received a Written Discharge Except at Reading There was a Discharge given by Col. Myllyes to a number of Soldiers on one piece of paper which discharge is lost  7 th would mention Thaddeus Hays. In one as Halcomb Nathan Halcomb Halcomb War cap. Justus D. Wilcox who will testify as to his character for truth veracity and their living in his Revolutionary Service.   John Goddard 
Sworn & subscribed the day of Year aforesaid before me
Isab Griffin Lodge of Scut Cant
We the undersigned a Clergyman residing in the town of Granby County of Hartford and State of Connecticut and Calvin Dibble Residing in the same town County & State hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with John Gallard who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be seventy three Years of age; that he is respected and beloved in the Neighborhood, or here he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn & subscribed the day & Year - Asa Cornwall aforesaid before me - - - - - Pastor of St Peter's Church
Irub Griffin
Image of Probate
Director of St Peter's School of St Andrew's Church Cayenne - Dilelele

Mills of New Hartford, & these facts are strongly impressed upon my mind from having been often mentioned in connexion with the name of Dudley Mills who was many years one of our nearest neighbors & was a son of D r Capt e Benjamin Mills under whom my father served as a corporal. I further depose that for the last two years my father has been so decrepit as to be unable to leave his room without assistance, & that his habits have been to be helped into his great chair in the morning & fed with his breakfast, during which time he is social & his mind tolerably clear, after which he is helped to his bed & sleeps soundly for some hours, & if disturbed during this time, his mind is not clear, & is right err in his statements, as in his former affidavit - but he has always claimed & said that his last tour of service was under Capt e Mills, & that he served as a corporal during the whole tour; of which fact I have no doubt whatever - I further depose that I was not present at the taking of his former deposition, & had I been, should have reminded him that he had always before stated this service to have been under Capt e Mills. - And further deponent saith not
Grove Goddard
State of Connecticut }
Hartford County ss }
Canton Oct. 28 th 1851
Be it known that before me a Justice of the Peace within & for the County aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared John Goddard & Grove Goddard whose names are subscribed to the foregoing depositions respectively, & each made solemn oaths to the truth of the same, & I certify that their statements are entitled to credit, & that I am satisfied of the truth thereof - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this day & year last above mentioned Nathaniel Wilson Justice of Peace

I John Goddard of Canton in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut aged ninety four years after being duly cautioned & sworn Depose & say that during my service in the Revolutionary war I served as a corporal for a period of nine months, which was during the whole period of the last tour of my service, & on reflection I now declare that said service was performed under Capt: Benjamin Mills of New Hartford, Connecticut, in Col. Beebe's Regt. - When call d upon for my former deposition in relation to said service I was suddenly awoken from sleep, & feeling somewhat confused committed the error of stating the captain's name to be Gase , when in fact the service performed under Capt: Gase was but a short tour of two months, I have always stated to my friends & others that my service as corporal was nine months & was the last nine months of my service during the war, having been elected corporal by the company at the time I joined the company for that tour of service and further deponent saith not John his Goddard mark
Sworn to & subscribed this 28 th day of October A. 1851. Before me, Justus A. Wilson Not y of Peace
I Asa Goddard of Canton in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut, after being duly cautioned & sworn, Depose & say that I am sixty five years of age & am the son of the above named deponent who has resided with me for the past twenty years, during which period he has very frequently spoken of his revolutionary service, & of his having been a corporal the last nine months of his service, under Capt: Benjamin

I Archelaus Godard of Granby in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut aged Sixty four years, after being duly Cautioned & sworn, Depose & Say, That my father Ebenezer Godard was a Soldier and Sergeant during the Revolutionary war, and was a distant relative of John Godard who was also a Soldier & Corporal during the same war. My father has now been dead eight or nine years, but in his life time I have often heard him speak of John Godards service as being a corporal in the Army with him, and that he served as such in a company commanded by Capt e Benjamin Hills of New Hartford, in Col. Bobs Reg t . My father was Sergeant & John Godard was Corporal, & well remember hearing my father speak of himself & the said John Godard (who was then John Godard Jr. his father then being living) & several others of Capt e Hills company entering into an agreement with James Huggins to sue Capt e Hills, or otherwise try to collect their wages, & the agreement is now in my house, & having been always well acquainted with the said John Godard & hearing himself & my father speak of the service so often I have no doubt whatever that he served as a corporal under Capt e Hills for a period of nine months as he himself states. I further depose that I now

Know of no person living by whom said deposition can be positively proved except the sum John Goddard & further deponent saith not
Archibald Gulland
State of Connecticut
Newfane County - ss. } Grantly Oct. 29 th 1857.
Then personally appeared Archibald Goddard whose name is subscribed to the foregoing deposition & made solemn oath to the truth of the same, & I certify that he is a credible witness & his statements may be relied on,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day & year above written
Justus D. Wilcox Dist. of Peace

23/7 John Godard A.S.
Admitted Parole 23 1/2 mo
Joshua R. Jewett C.C. Hartford Co Ct.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of John Godard Hartford & Co.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Feb 1 Oct. '76 1 15 Dr Capt Hays At N.Y. 73. Albany Ct. Tradg. Certificate as to 3 last terms   - Apr '77 2 " Pt. Stone Col Wells "   Dec 78 9 x " Judd " Kelly Hartford Ct.   Apr 79 2 x " Care " Phelps Albany Ct.   Early Apr '80 9 x " Ellis " Beebe  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers, the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers,) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so far as possible, as used in the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Previously appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposes and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services, but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the prisoner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, or the word, &c. without specifying the term, the name of the officer, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority, and not was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oath must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
(j) The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is more strict in continental troops only.
(k) This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Applicant not in the lists of Col C Wythe Regiment late Witness
W. L. Bellamy Clerk

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section REL
July 8, 1929
Albert H. Pontius 159 Main Street Ashtabula, Ohio
Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.15148, it appears that John Godard was born September 24, 1759, at Granby, then a part of Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut.
While a resident of Granby, Connecticut, he enlisted and served with the Connecticut Troops as follows:
From October 1, 1776, one month and fifteen days as a private in Captain Samuel Hays' Company; from in April, 1777, two months as a private in Captain Abel Pettibone's Company, Colonel Wells' Regiment; from in March, 1778, nine months as a private in Captain William Judd's Company, Colonel Samuel Wylllys' Regiment; from in July, 1779, two months as a private in Captain Jonathan Case's Company, Colonel Noah Phelps' Regiment; from in April, 1780, nine months as a corporal in Captain Benjamin Mills' Company, Colonel Bezaleel Beebe's Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed February 7, 1833, while a resident of Granby, Connecticut.
In 1851, Grove Godard, then residing at Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, aged sixty-five years, stated that he was a son of the Revolutionary soldier, John Godard, and that his father had lived with him for twenty years.
The soldier died March 22, 1852.
The name of his wife is not given and there are no further data as to children.
Respectfully,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.
Date of death taken from Agency Book

Agreement between James Huggins & The Elders
Godard, John Conn. S 15148

I Archibald Godard of Granby in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut, being duly sworn according to law depose & say that this is the original agreement referred to in my deposition relating to the military service of John Godard & that one of the signatures thereto is his own genuine signature
Archibald Godard
Sworn to & subscribed this 29 th day of October A.D. 1851 Before me
Asahel D. Wheeler Just e of Peace

An Agreement Made Between James Huggins of Granby in Hartford County of the one part & Ebenezer Gossard, Jr. John Gossard, Jr. Nahum Holcomb, Andrew Hays, and Jeremiah Wright Ebenezer Holcomb, Benoni Gillet, Dan Dibble, Ezra Gossard, Levi Hays, & Asa Burr, Lemuel Huggins, & Israel Huggins of the other part. Witnesseth that whereas we the aforesaid Ebenezer Gossard, Jr. & we have fully empowered & authorized said James to sue, settle, or prosecute a demand that we and each of us have against Capt. Benj a Mills of New Britain out in Litchfield County for our wages for serving under him in the State Service in the year 1780 Do Agree that the said James shall have one third part that we or either of us may obtain by a judgment of Court that may be obtained against the said Benj a or against any other person in whose hands the money for the said wages may be found or that may be obtained of the said Benj a or any other person by settlement in an amicable agreement or by arbitration in case that a trial of Court is had in the premises then the said Ebenezer Gossard, Jr. & he or any one of us of the said part gets beat or a judgment of Court against us or either of us then we are to pay the whole costs of Court & all the costs & trouble the Huggins may have been provided the we or either of us of the said part gets beat by its appearing to the Court before whom the trial may be had that the said Ebenezer & or either of them have had their full wages agreeable to the grants of Assembly & on the other the said Huggins agrees to prosecute or settle the demands as soon as possible & as soon as can be collected pay to each of the aforesaid Ebenezer Gossard, Jr. & severally the two third parts of what may be obtained by judgment of Court or by any other settlement & that if he the said Ebenezer & or either of them gets beat or a judgment against them or either of them upon any other than a demand than its appearing to the Court that he the said Ebenezer & or either of them hath had full pay for his or their wages for the service as aforesaid then the James is to pay all costs both of Court & his own together with his trouble & expense & the said James is to prosecute but one action at a time until a judgment is had thereon & is not to prosecute no action in case the said Benj a hath fully paid the wages by himself or any other person if he does be is to do it at his own risk in witness whereof we hereunto interchangeably set our hands this 25 th Day of Dec r 1791
James Huggins Ebenezer Gossard Jr. Nahum Holcomb John Gossard Jr. Benoni Gillet

John Godara
(Q 32)
Mr Cole
Nov 3, 1851 -

Hon J C Horath
I beg leave to call up the case of John Godard for an increase of Pension. The facts are that he served 9 months as corporal in Capt. Benjamin Mills Company when he is all owed for the time as a private.
Nov 3 rd 1857.
Respectfully J H M'Cutchen

ALBERT H. PONTIUS
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
159 MAIN ST. ASHTABULA, O.
March 7, 1929.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir :-
For purposes of a family genealogy I am interested in what what facts your records may show concerning John Godard , a Connecticut Revolutionary Soldier and Pensioner. The State Librarian of Connecticut gives me your file number on this pensioner as S15148.
Am particularly interested in the dates of said pensioner's birth and death, date of his marriage and the maiden name of his wife.
I shall be glad to forward proper fees for certified copy of his pension record.
Thanking you for a reply at your convenience, I am
Very respectfully yours,
A. H. Pontius
A. H. Pontius.

15.148
INVALID.
File No. 15.148
John Goddard Brn. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 1832
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 146
[Arrangement of 1870.]
July 8, 1929. Hist to Albert H. Poirier E.E.

State of Connecticut, Hartford County
I John Godard, now of Canton in the County & State aforesaid, after being duly cautioned & sworn Depose & say that I am the identical person who formerly resided in Granby in the County & State aforesaid & who applied for & obtained a pension of Seventy Eight dollars & thirty four cents per annum for military service performed during the Revolutionary war, under the act of Congress of June 7 th 1832 - for which a pension certificate was granted, which I still retain. I further depose that I served for the whole period of time mentioned in the declaration made in my former application for a pension, & that during nine months of said service while attached to Capt. - Case Company, Lieut. David Heigley, Ensign - Enr, while serving at Housatuck R. I was a Corporal, & did duty as such, having been elected to that office after I joined the army. I further depose that the whole period of my service was estimated as that of a private, & that by said act of June 7 th 1832 I am entitled to the increase of pension which said service as Corporal entitles me, which increase I now claim -
John his Godard mark
Sworn to & subscribed this 2 nd day of Oct. A. 1851
Before me Justus D. Wilson Jus t of Peace
I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me & is the same individual stated in the foregoing affidavit Justus D. Wilson Jus t of Peace

Know all men by these presents, That I John Goddard of Canton in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut, a revolution- ary pensioner of the United States do hereby constitute & appoint J. H. G. McCutchen Esq. of Washington in the district of Columbia my true & lawful attorney for me & in my name to examine all papers at the pen- sion office connected with my application for a pension in order to obtain for me an increase of pension Witness my hand & seal this 2 nd day of October 1851 In presence of Clemena Lape Grove Goddard his John Goddard mark
State of Connecticut, Hartford County of ss Be it known that on the 2 nd day of October A. 1851 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared John Goddard above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day & year last above mentioned
Justus D. Wilcox Jus e of Peace

Oneida County, Clerk's Office, ss.
I, P. SHELDON ROOT, Clerk of the County of Oneida, do certify, that Samuel C. Brinker Esq., whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing, and endorsed thereon, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, dwelling in said County, and duly authorised to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment, is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, the 17 th day of June 1842
P. Sheldon Root Clerk M. F. Little D. J. } CLERK.

I Joshua D. Swope Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Grinnell do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Adjourned proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Goddard for a Pension —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 7 th day of January 1833
Joshua D. Swope Clerk
I hereby certify that David Griffin Esq. is Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Grinnell duly appointed Commissioner therefor — and also that the said David Griffin Esq. is a Justice of the peace within the County of Hardin in State duly appointed and Commissioner therefor — and that the Adjourned proceedings before him, is his Commission therefor
Attest Joshua D. Swope Clerk

John Gaford
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Isaac Dewey & Dan Dibble p John Gaford

State of Connecticut County of Hartford } p
On this 7 th day of Feb. 1833 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Granby. Now sitting Ebenezer Gillard aged Eighty Years and David Abbe aged Seventy two Years both residents of the town of Granby County of Hartford and State of Connecticut who being first duly sworn according to Law depose and say that they are well acquainted with John Gallard of Granby in the County and State aforesaid that the said John Gallard was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War. That he entered the Service in the month of March or April 1778. Enlisted at Farmington in Connecticut in the Company Com- =manded by Captain William Ingle. That he marched to West Point and joined the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Samuel Styll. That he remained at West Point until July and then marched to White Plains and there was was Stationed until December. and then went into Winter quarters at Redding near Danbury in Connecticut and was discharged 1 st January 1779. Having served the term of nine months, from the time he Enlisted
and the aforesaid Deponents further depose and say that the said John Gallard on the 1 st of April 1780 Enlisted in the Company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Hilly of New Hartford Connecticut Militia. That he joined the Company at Simsbury Conn. & marched to Hornbeck and joined the Regiment under the Command of Col. Israel Bebee and was Stationed at Hornbeck that during the term of Service he was called with the troops to March to West Point but before the troops reached there They had news of Arnold's treason and were ordered and marched back to Hornbeck and remained there with the troops until January 1781 and was discharged at Hornbeck on the 5 th day of January 1781

The Deponents having belonged to the same Service same Company & Regiment at the same time will know that the said John Goddard Enlisted as a private and served and was discharged as aforesaid. Almon  Sped  Hezekiah  Godard  Hezekiah  Sped  Almon  Hezekiah  Sped  Almon I have subscribed the day Dan X Libble mark Your aforesaid before me
and I Certify that the above named Deponents are credible witnesses and disinterested -
Jacob Griffin Judge of Probate and Justice of the Peace
Eben Goddard & Dan Libble in John Goddard

State of Connecticut County of Hartford ss
On this 7th day of Feb. 1833
personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Granby now sitting Isaac Dewey aged 88 Years and Dan Dibble aged 73 Years both residents of the Town of Granby County of Hartford State of Connecticut who being first duly sworn according to law deponed that they are well acquainted with John Gaddard of said Town County State an applicant for a pension That the said John Gaddard was a soldier in the revolutionary war that in the month of July 1779 he was drafted into the service in the Company commanded by Captain Jonathan Case the Regiment commanded by Colonel Asahel Phelps, that he marched to Hornbeck and was stationed there as a guard at Fort Garrison that he was discharged at Hornbeck in September 1779 having served not up than 2 months The deponents having belonged to the same Company & Regt at the same time more than once that the said John Gaddard served & was discharged as aforesaid Sworn to & subscribed the day & Year aforesaid
Isaac Dewey X Dan Dibble X
Julia Dewey } Julia Dewey & Isaac Dewey Isaac Dewey } Witness for Isaac Dewey Joshua P. Dibble } Isabella Dibble Sterling E. Dibble } Witness for Dan Dibble